Re: FAT patents. Do we need to revive non-US?
On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 16:31 -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> Ron Johnson writes:
> > Why is it that thugs can extort protection money from small business
> > owners? Because to those businessmen, the pain of losing that business
> > which his life is poured into, and which supports his family is greater
> > than giving away some money.
>
> Exactly. And so they choose to pay taxes^H^H^H^H^Hprotection money. This
> may be the best choice they can make for themselves and their families,
> but it is still a choice.
The legal term for this is duress. American courts do not consider
confessions gained by such "choices" to be valid.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson, LA USA
"I love the environment, but I'm cheap on the environment."
Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
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